Archives: 2018

Rain Leaving, Sun Returns Thursday

REST OF TODAY: Look for mostly cloudy skies during the afternoon along with temperatures in the 40s and 30s. Pesky NW winds will continue as well.  Clouds are expect to clear out by late tonight and that should allow for lows in the low 30s and 20s. THURSDAY: A dry day in store for us. Highs in the mid to…

Ole Miss Drops 4th Straight in Home Loss to Missouri

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI/AP) — Kassius Robertson scored 27 points to lead four Missouri players in double figures and the Tigers beat Mississippi 75-69 on Tuesday night. Jontay Porter had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Missouri (16-8, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) outscored Ole Miss 8-2 in the final 90 seconds to win their third consecutive game. Kevin Puryear and Jordan Geist…

Video: “We Can Go to Omaha and Win It”: Area Diamond Dawgs Confident in 2018

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – With Year Two of the Andy Cannizaro Era swiftly approaching, the Mississippi State head baseball coach, along with Preseason All-Americans Jake Mangum and Konnor Pilkington met with the media on Tuesday afternoon to preview the 2018 season. The Diamond Dawgs have so for been ranked in all six major preseason top 25 polls. MSU is…

Video: Mississippi State Wins 4th Straight SEC Game in Victory over Alabama

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – Mississippi State kept on climbing the SEC basketball standings Tuesday night, and this time the victim was border rival Alabama. Behind 18 points from Nick Weatherspoon and 13 points from Quinndary Weatherspoon, MSU won its edged the Tide, 67-63, at Humphrey Coliseum. Now on its longest conference win streak since 2008, the Bulldogs moved to…

Video: Houston’s Shephard, Virges Sign JUCO Letters of Intent

HOUSTON, Miss. (WCBI) — Two of Houston’s star football players are continuing their gridiron journeys. Urriah Shephard and Zykeil Virges signed letters of intent on Tuesday to play football at Northwest Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College following graduation. The dynamic duo helped lead Houston High to a playoff appearance in each one of their four seasons of playing…